element14 presents was launched in June of 2018 with a contest designed to discover new electronics engineer/maker/inventor talent capable of creating engaging electronics projects—and capturing the project creation on camera—so that we could release a new episode every Friday on the element14 Community.

element14 presents is enjoying great success; since going live in 2018 our YouTube channel has

•Gained 40k subscribers (channel total: 664k)

•Had 7.5million views (channel total: 65 million)

So why are we opening a new search? We realize the gender mix of producers roughly matches that of employment statistics in the engineering industry. But we aim to change things on our channel and provide a platform where women can be seen creating, engineering, and generally being their #badass selves.

Karen Corbeill, who joined our team as a member of The Ben Heck Show back in the summer of 2015 and took the lead on The Learning Circuit (which launched in March of 2017), didn't need to be a part of the contest. She was already in!

You don't have to be the next Simone Giertz or Lady Ada to enter (although wouldn't that be cool?). All you need is electronics skills, a video camera, and the desire to make a working project.

There are three phases to this competition—and a variety of prizes to win along the way.

Phase One - Auditions - CLOSED

In May, we'll have a #badass Online Film Festival where members of the element14 Community will help us select the winners.

All women who participate will be considered to become Video Content Producers for element14 presents. Our content producers receive their build components and monetary compensation for their videos that are featured on element14 presents.